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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

The University Catalog lists all courses that pertain to the West Lafayette campus. In order to view courses that are available at a given time, and the details of such courses, please visit the myPurdue Schedule of Classes.

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Aviation Technology
  

  • AT 55000 - Critical Systems Thinking

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the application of critical systems thinking to complex problems. Using systems theory and case studies developed by technology visionaries, students will investigate alternative solutions to difficult industrial problems with global impact. Outcomes for this course include written assignments, oral presentations, and a final project that addresses a major industrial problem. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 55100 - Graduate Aviation Research Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides graduate students with an opportunity to present and develop ongoing research activity in a seminar setting. Individual student research designs, report/thesis structures, and project issues are developed in open forum. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 57200 - Human Error And Safety

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores the definition and nature of human error, error chains, and causal factors in error generation. Error taxonomies are reviewed in order to provide a classification scheme for grouping errors and assessing error criticality. Methods for assessing risk and predicting error generation potentials are learned, as well as strategies for controlling or eliminating errors. Case studies are utilized throughout the course to illustrate course concepts. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 57300 - Managing The Risk Of Organizational Accidents

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines strategies various industries use to assess the risk of organizational accidents and to develop safety management programs to prevent, capture, and recover from conditions that lead to disastrous outcomes. Strategies such as High Reliability Organizations, Operational Risk Management, Behavioral Based Safety, Tripod Delta, and Safety Cultures are explored as successful methods for improving organizational safety in high-risk environments and endeavors. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 57400 - Exploratory Studies In Aviation Human Factors

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Exploration of contemporary issues and research related to human factors theory and program strategies as they relate to the aviation industry. The course ventures beyond ergonomic issues into more diverse human factors considerations, while discussing an industry-wide and organizational perspective. The course utilizes a combination of lecture, group discussion, and independent study into issues relevant to student interests and career goals. . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 57500 - Aviation Safety Program Development

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The goals of this course are to create a working safety office that allows students to work as a safety officer reacting to real-life aviation safety problems. In so doing, students will achieve the following objectives and will be able to: (1) describe the regulatory and risk environment in which airline safety offices exist; (2) describe safety theories and models; (3) describe human factors and accident causation; (4) collect and analyze safety related data; (5) prepare documentations for references and trainings; (6) manage an airline safety office and implement safety precedents; (7) process and disseminate information related to accident prevention and risk minimization; (8) audit safety plans for air careers, airports, or FBOs. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 58100 - Workshop In Aviation Technology

    Credit Hours: 0.00 to 8.00. Advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new developments relating to technical, operational, and training aspects of industry and technology education. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 59000 - Special Problems In Aviation Technology

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Independent study of a special problem under the guidance of a member of the staff. Does not substitute for either M.S. thesis or M.S. project credit. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 69800 - Research MS Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.

Bands
  

  • BAND 11000 - Marching Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Mandatory participation required in Marching Band Workshop one week prior to start of fall classes which conflicts with Boilermaker Gold Rush. Workshop covers similar orientation to Gold Rush. Do enroll in BAND 11000 during summer registration prior to the workshop and audition process. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11100 - Symphony Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11200 - American Music Review

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Singers and pianists only. American Music Review is a jazz big band plus 4-5 singers open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11300 - Jazz Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11400 - Basic Jazz

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11500 - String Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 2.00. The rehearsal, study, and performance of string orchestra music from the classical, romantic and contemporary areas of composition. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11600 - Symphonic Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11700 - Concert Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11800 - Collegiate Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BAND 11900 - Varsity Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BAND 12000 - Applied Music Studies

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Private study on individual wind, string, and percussion instruments. Additional fees involved. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 12100 - Symphony Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Symphony Orchestra. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 12200 - American Music Review

    Credit Hours: 2.00. American Music Review. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 33000 - Summer Concert Bands

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Continuation of BAND 32000. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BAND 33100 - Summer Jazz Bands

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Continuation of BAND 33000 . Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BAND 34000 - Renaissance Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A survey of renaissance and baroque ensemble literature to be played on appropriate instruments. Reproductions of renaissance and baroque wind, stringed, and brass instruments are available for use in the Department of Bands. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 34100 - Renaissance Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A survey of renaissance and baroque ensemble literature to be played on appropriate instruments. Reproductions of renaissance and baoque wind, stringed, and brass instruments are available for use in the Department of Bands. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 35000 - Wind Ensemble I

    Credit Hours: 2.00. The University Wind Ensemble is an organization composed of 42 instrumentalists selected by audition from staff, graduate students, and symphony band members. Concentrating on the rehearsal and performance of contemporary wind music of a highly virtuoso and concertante nature, it offers its members extensive opportunities to rehearse and study works of considerable difficulty from the contemporary area of composition as well as some aspects of the baroque and classical fields. This organization meets once a week throughout the academic year. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 35100 - Instrument Ensemble Colloquium

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Instrument Ensemble Colloquium. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 36000 - Wind Ensemble II

    Credit Hours: 2.00. The University Wind Ensemble is an organization composed of 42 instrumentalists selected by audition from staff, graduate students, and symphony band members. Concentrating on the rehearsal and performance of contemporary wind music of a highly virtuoso and concertante nature, it offers its members extensive opportunities to rehearse and study works of considerable difficulty from the contemporary area of composition as well as some aspects of the baroque and classical fields. This organization meets once a week throughout the academic year. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 36100 - Instrument Ensemble Colloquium

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Instrument Ensemble Colloquium. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 43000 - Summer Concert Bands

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Summer Concert Bands. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BAND 43100 - Summer Jazz Bands

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Summer Jazz Bands. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BAND 44000 - Renaissance Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A survey of renaissance and baroque ensemble literature to be played on appropriate instruments. Reproductions of renaissance and baroque wind, stringed, and brass instruments are available for use in the Department of Bands. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 44100 - Renaissance Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A survey of renaissance and baroque ensemble literature to be played on appropriate instruments. Reproductions of renaissance and baroque wind, stringed, and brass instruments are available for use in the Department of Bands. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 47000 - Wind Ensemble III

    Credit Hours: 2.00. The University Wind Ensemble is an organization composed of 42 instrumentalists selected by audition from staff, graduate students, and symphony band members. Concentrating on the rehearsal and performance of contemporary wind music of a highly virtuoso and concertante nature, it offers its members extensive opportunities to rehearse and study works of considerable difficulty from the contemporary area of composition as well as some aspects of the baroque and classical fields. This organization meets once a week throughout the academic year. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 47100 - Ensemble Colloquium

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Ensemble Colloquium. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 48000 - Wind Ensemble IV

    Credit Hours: 2.00. The University Wind Ensemble is an organization composed of 42 instrumentalists selected by audition from staff, graduate students, and symphony band members. Concentrating on the rehearsal and performance of contemporary wind music of a highly virtuoso and concertante nature, it offers its members extensive opportunities to rehearse and study works of considerable difficulty from the contemporary area of composition as well as some aspects of the baroque and classical fields. This organization meets once a week throughout the academic year. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 48100 - Ensemble Colloquium

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Ensemble Colloquium. Typically offered Fall Spring.

Basic Medical Sciences
  

  • BMS 11500 - Anatomy For VT-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This course is the first of two courses in the distance learning program that presents an introduction to the study of the major body systems and topographic relationships of the major domesticated species, with emphasis on the carnivore. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BMS 11600 - Anatomy II VT-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This course is the second of two courses in the distance learning program that presents an introduction to the study of the major body systems and topographic relationships of the major domesticated species, with emphasis on the carnivore. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 13500 - Physiology For VT-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is the first of two courses in the distance learning program that presents an introduction to general physiology of the mammalian body systems and the general physiological process with emphasis on domestic animals. This course will address the functions of the different systems and homeostasis; the functions of the cell; the different compartments and solute transport; blood and defense; general functions of the nervous system, reflexes and special senses; the function of the nerve and muscle; cardiovascular system; and digestive system. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 13600 - Physiology For Vet Tech II - DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is the second of two courses in the distance learning program that addresses the functions of the kidney and its role in regulation of extracellular volume and acid-base; respiration, mechanics of respiration and its control, transport of gases and hypoxia; physiology of the endocrine system, functions of the gonads, fertilization, pregnancy, parturition and lactation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 23100 - Anatomy For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 4.00. Gross and microscopic study of body systems and topographic relationships in major animal species. Laboratory consists of dissection as well as study of living animals. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BMS 23200 - Physiology For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Basic mammalian physiology, which covers general physiological processes with emphasis on domestic animals. Laboratory experiences and demonstrations form a major part of the laboratory instruction. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BMS 23300 - Introduction To Pharmacology For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 0.50. This course introduces the concepts and terminology of pharmacology including basic terminology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 23400 - Clinical Physiology For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide the physiological basis for clinical functions and medical interventions of the animal. The course is designed to: 1. Complement and expand students’ understanding of concepts taught in the general physiology course (BMS 23200 ); 2. Emphasize how understanding basic physiological concepts can help in solving clinical cases; 3. Promote critical thinking, team work, communication skills and problem solving. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 23500 - Pharmacology VT-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is the first of two courses in the distance learning program that presents an introduction to the principles of pharmacy and pharmacology for the veterinary technician. Emphasis will be placed upon key concepts of how drugs work, terminology commonly used with therapeutic agents, important mechanisms and side effects of commonly used veterinary drugs, and dosage calculations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 23600 - Pharmacology II VT-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is the second of two courses in the distance learning program that presents an introduction to the principles of therapeutics and pharmacology for the veterinary technician. Emphasis will be placed upon key concepts of how drugs work, terminology commonly used with therapeutic agents, important mechanisms and side effects of commonly used veterinary drugs. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 33100 - Pharmacology For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This course introduces the concepts of drugs used in the different body systems. Mechanisms of action, side effects, and therapeutic applications are presented. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BMS 46400 - Clinical Pharmacology And Toxicology For Veterinary Technologists

    Credit Hours: 2.00. The common toxicants and advanced topics on the drugs most commonly encountered in veterinary medicine. Emphasis is on mechanisms, indications, contraindications, and proper applications and handling of these drugs. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 51000 - Human Anatomy For Biomedical Scientists And Engineers

    Credit Hours: 4.00. Introduction to the regional study of the human body (lower limb, upper limb, abdomen, pelvis, thorax, head, and neck). Supplemented by observations and demonstrations of prosected cadaver materials, radiographs, osteology, and surface anatomy. Offered in alternate years. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BMS 51700 - Problems In Basic Medical Sciences

    Credit Hours: 0.50 to 8.00. Studies or investigations in the various disciplines of the basic medical sciences of man and domestic animals for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 52000 - Systemic Mammalian Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The first of two courses offered to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. It covers the general physiological processes of mammals with special emphasis on domestic animals. These processes are presented as interactions between large populations of cells, organs, organ systems, and the integrated functions of an entire animal. This course covers the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, circulatory system, and the regulation of body fluids. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BMS 52100 - Systemic Mammalian Physiology II

    Credit Hours: 4.00. Comparative mammalian (domesticated and human) physiology, with emphasis upon principles, concepts, and mechansims of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 52400 - Introduction To Confocal Microscopy And Image Analysis

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Introduction to the principles of confocal microscopy and rudiments of image analysis. Confocal microscopy can be used in biological and nonbiological systems and is, therefore, an interdisciplinary tool in the modern research laboratory. The three-dimensional reconstruction of images allows discovery of complex structures. Deals with fluorescence excitation and emission, optical design, basic image analysis principles, and application areas for which the technology has been targeted. The student will have a good understanding of the application and use of the technology by the end of the course. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 52500 - Principles Of Neuroanatomy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides an introduction to neuroanatomy. Topics cover fundamental aspects of mammalian nervous system structure at gross and microscopic levels. Logical principles of neural circuits and their specificity will be examined by example, and their overall functionality will be explored within the context of respective systems. Offered in alternate years. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BMS 52800 - Avian Physiology

    Credit Hours: 2.00. (ANSC 53500 ) A study of the basic principles of physiology and functional anatomy of birds. Topics include the following systems: muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, lymphoid, endocrine, and reproductive. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 59800 - Introduction To Research In Basic Medical Sciences

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Introduction to research in pharmacology and physiology under the direction of a member of the departmental graduate faculty. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 60200 - Special Topics In Basic Medical Sciences

    Credit Hours: 0.50 to 8.00. Advanced studies of organismic, cellular, and molecular processes in the basic medical sciences of man and domestic animals. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 63100 - Flow Cytometry: Theory

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A thorough excursion into the theory of flow cytometry. An understanding of what the technology is, how it operates, and where the applications exist. Covers optical systems, including filters, light excitation and emissions, fluorescent dyes and fluorescent molecules, electronics including detection systems, signal processing, data analysis, and computer applications. A discussion of lasers and other light sources, as well as quality control. Overview of the application areas in medical sciences, biological research, and other possible areas of use. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 69200 - Seminar In Basic Medical Sciences

    Credit Hours: 0.00 or 1.00. Oral presentation of assigned or selected topics pertaining to physiology and pharmacology. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 69800 - Research MS Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research PhD Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 80100 - Comparative Anatomy I

    Credit Hours: 3.50. Mammalian body systems and topographic relationships of carnivores using the canine and feline species as the basic model for dissection. Typically offered Fall Summer.
  

  • BMS 80200 - Comparative Anatomy II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Body systems and the topographic relationships of the major domestic species using the basic canine model as the basic model for dissection. Typically offered Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 80300 - Topographical Anatomy Of The Dog And Cat

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Consists of seven one-hour lectures and/or discussion periods and seven three-hour laboratory sessions. Course material is based upon clinical conditions of dogs and/or cats that have an anatomical basis or emphasis. Laboratory sessions include topographical anatomy, multimedia learning aids and dissection of the head, neck, viscera, and legs. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BMS 80400 - Topographical Anatomy Of The Horse

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Consists of seven one-hour lectures and/or discussion periods and seven two-hour laboratory sessions. Course material is based upon clinical conditions of the horse that have an anatomical basis or emphasis. Laboratory sessions include topographical anatomy, multimedia learning aids and dissection of the head, neck, viscera, and legs. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BMS 80500 - Topographical Anatomy Of Production Animals

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Consists of seven one-hour lectures and/or discussion periods and seven three-hour laboratory sessions. Course material is based upon clinical conditions of production animals (pigs, cows, or sheep) that have an anatomical basis or emphasis. Laboratory sessions include topographical anatomy, multimedia learning aids, and dissection of the head, neck, viscera, and legs. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 80600 - Clinical Anatomy Of Exotic Pets

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Consists of seven one-hour lectures and/or discussion periods and seven three-hour laboratory sessions. Course material is based upon clinical conditions of rats, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, fish, etc., that have an anatomical basis or emphasis. Laboratory sessions include dissection, anatomical models, radiographs, and live animal examination. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BMS 80700 - Principles Of Cell And Tissue Design I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Structural and molecular basis of cellular processes, which are the foundation of fertilization, embryogenesis, histogenesis, and basic tissue specialization in domesticated animals. Structure and function of macromolecules and organelles, which mediate signal transduction and differentiation. The principles and concepts derived are applied to the study of the musculoskeletal, defense, respiratory, and circulatory systems, as models of signal transduction, differentiation, and integration within a whole animal. Typically offered Fall Summer.
  

  • BMS 80800 - Principles Of Cell And Tissue Design II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of BMS 80700 . Structural and molecular basis of cellular processes that are the foundation of fertilization, embryogenesis, histogenesis, and basic tissue specialization in domesticated animals. Structure and function of macromolecules and organelles that mediate signal transduction, differentiation, and integration within a whole animal. Typically offered Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 81100 - Systemic Mammalian Physiology I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. General physiological processes of mammals with special emphasis on domestic animals; normal interactions between large populations of cells, organs, organ systems, and integrated functions of an entire animal. Homeostatic mechanisms, physiology of body fluids and blood formed elements, muscle, and digestive systems. Typically offered Fall Summer.
  

  • BMS 81200 - Systemic Mammalian Physiology II

    Credit Hours: 4.00. Comparative mammalian (domesticated and human) physiology, with emphasis upon principles, concepts, and mechanisms of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Typically offered Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 81300 - Principles Of Pharmacology

    Credit Hours: 1.50. Introduction to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, ethical dimensions of drug use in veterinary medicine, and drug categories that integrate well with other first-year subjects (e.g., drugs that alter endocrine/reproductive function). Emphasis is placed on general principles and prototypical drugs. Typically offered Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 81400 - Basic And Applied Pharmacology I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. BMS 81400 follows BMS 81300  and includes the study of drugs with actions related to the nervous system and the immune system at large, anticancer drugs, antiviral drugs, and drugs targeted to organ specific pathologies - e.g. cardiac, intestinal, pulmonary, and renal pathologies. Typically offered Fall Summer.
  

  • BMS 81500 - Veterinary Neuroscience

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Provides an introduction to neuroscience and its diagnostic application in veterinary medicine. Students will acquire terminology describing the anatomy and basic physiology that characterize neural systems. Integration of function/structure relationships are introduced in lectures, laboratories, by reference to case studies, and by problem solving. Typically offered Fall Summer.
  

  • BMS 81800 - Basic And Applied Pharmacology II And Principles Of Toxicology

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A continuation of BMS 81400 . Includes the study of drugs with actions related to the nervous system, and chemotherapeutic agents (including antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic drugs). Principles of toxicology are introduced. Typically offered Spring Summer.
  

  • BMS 81900 - Endocrine And Neural Basis Of Seasonal Activities Of Birds And Mammals In The Wild

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This one-credit elective course will be offered to first and second year veterinary students annually (third year students may also take it). The course will explore the physiological basis of seasonal activities of mammals and birds in the wild. An emphasis will be placed on the neural and endocrine changes that are associated with the seasonal and cyclical activities including breeding, hibernation, migration, etc. Typically offered Spring Summer.

Biochemistry
  

  • BCHM 10000 - Introduction To Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A survey of modern biochemistry using case studies that highlight general theories and unifying concepts. This course is open to all students and does not require any college science courses as background or prerequisite. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BCHM 22100 - Analytical Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Discussion of qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological compounds including pH measurement and control, spectrophotometry, measurement of radioactivity; theoretical basis of various separation techniques, including chromatography and electrophoresis; application of these methods to separation and analysis of biological compounds. Laboratory sessions will provide practical experience in the use of these methods. This course is designed for biochemistry majors. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BCHM 27500 - Honors Course - Lower Division

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Utilized to offer a new honors course for a maximum of three years. Variable title, credit, and instructional type. Course may be repeated for credit if content and titles are different. Offered primarily to first and second-year students. Courses offered must be approved by departmental faculty and College of Agriculture Honors Committee. Restriction: Enrollment in an honors program. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BCHM 29000 - Experimental Design Seminar

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Introduction to fundamentals of scientific principles and practice in biochemistry. Students will learn how to develop hypotheses, design experiments, and critically analyze results to create new knowledge. Intended for sophomores. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BCHM 29800 - Introduction To Biochemistry Research

    Credit Hours: 1.00 or 2.00. Supervised individual research. This course is intended to provide an introduction to independent undergraduate research. The primary goal of this experience is to learn the mechanics of laboratory science. Students will learn to work in a real laboratory situation where experiments are not preassembled for them. Students will record their data in laboratory notebooks, and gain experience in trouble-shooting and critically analyzing the results of their experiments. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BCHM 29801 - Head Start To Introductory Biochemistry Research

    Credit Hours: 0.50 to 1.00. Supervised individual research. Weeks 9-16. This course is intended to provide a brief introduction to independent undergraduate research. Students should plan on continuing their research in the same laboratory in the following semester. The primary goal of this course is to gain experience working side-by-side with researchers in a real laboratory setting. Students will begin to learn how to best record their data in laboratory notebooks, and gain experience in trouble-shooting and critically analyzing the results of their experiments. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BCHM 30700 - Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will have an understanding of the following content areas: structure/function of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids; protein structure, function and purification; basic enzymology; replication, transcription and translation; intermediary metabolism including glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis. Students will also develop an appreciation for some of the contributions that have been made by biochemistry to society, including improvements to medicine, agriculture, and the economy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BCHM 30900 - Biochemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Experiments that introduce methods for analysis and separation of biological molecules and that illustrate the biochemical and metabolic concepts covered in BCHM 30700 . Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BCHM 32200 - Analytical Biochemistry II

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Modern biochemical techniques for the purification and characterization of biological macromolecules, with a focus on proteins and nucleic acids. This is a project-oriented course where students begin by purifying an enzyme by chromatography and then characterizing various aspects of the enzyme and its gene throughout the semester. Emphasis will be placed on quantitative analysis of properties such as enzymatic activity, molecular interactions, and gene expression as well as the principles of designing assays to measure biochemical phenomena. Use of bioinformatics tools and common computer software for data mining and to facilitate data analysis will be integrated. The course will culminate with preparation of a manuscript-style report describing the enzyme/gene characterization. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BCHM 36100 - Molecules

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A lecture course that relates biochemistry to organic chemistry. Chemical principles relevant to the assembly and function of macromolecules, the logic of biological free energy conversion, and enzyme catalysis are emphasized, all of which provide a foundation for the study of metabolism. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BCHM 39000 - Professional Development Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00. The objective of this course is to help biochemistry students with professional development and career planning. Students will learn about career possibilities, interview skills, job search strategies, graduate and professional school applications, resume construction and industrial practices. Intended for juniors. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BCHM 40000 - Biochemistry Study Abroad

    Credit Hours: 0.00 to 8.00. Utilized to record credits earned through participation in Purdue study abroad programs with cooperating foreign universities. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BCHM 46200 - Metabolism

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A lecture course to provide students with a broad and thorough understanding of core metabolic pathways and how they are resulted. Anabolic and catabolic processes of metabolic pathways will be studied at the biochemical, structural, genetic and molecular levels. Students will learn to appreciate how the various metabolic pathways are integrated and how the fundamental metabolic pathways relate to medicine, agriculture and human disease. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BCHM 46300 - Macromolecular Machines

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A tour of the cell from the perspective of the macromolecules. This course examines how the three-dimensional structures of biological molecules confer cellular function. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • BCHM 46500 - Biochemistry Of Life Processes

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Major questions in biochemistry and contemporary approaches to these problems. Material covered in class will primarily be derived from primary literature. Students will continue to develop the skills needed to critically read, evaluate, and assimilate the primary scientific literature. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BCHM 47500 - Honors Course - Upper Division

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Utilized to offer a new honors course for a maximum of three years. Variable title, credit, and instructional type. Course may be repeated for credit if content and titles are different. Offered primarily to third- and fourth-year students. Courses offered must be approved by departmental or program faculty and College of Agriculture Honors Committee. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BCHM 49000 - Undergraduate Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Discussion of individual student’s research projects. Preparation of posters and public seminars based upon research results. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BCHM 49500 - Special Assignments

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Special work in biochemistry not included in other courses. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BCHM 49800 - Research In Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Supervised individual research. This course is intended to provide the opportunity for in-depth, independent undergraduate research. The students enrolled in this course will learn how to devise hypotheses, design experiments that test their hypotheses, record their data in laboratory notebooks, critically analyze the results of their analyses, and present their findings to others in written form. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BCHM 49801 - Head Start To Biochemistry Research

    Credit Hours: 0.50 to 2.00. Supervised individual research. Weeks 9-16. This course is intended to provide a brief research experience in preparation for in-depth, independent undergraduate research the following semester. The students enrolled in this course will begin to learn how to devise hypotheses, design experiments that test their hypotheses, record their data in laboratory notebooks, critically analyze the results of their analyses, and present their findings to others in written form. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BCHM 49900 - Honors Thesis In Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is intended to provide the opportunity for in-depth, independent undergraduate research. The students enrolled in this course will learn how to devise hypotheses, design experiments that test their hypotheses, record their data in laboratory notebooks, critically analyze the results of their analyses, and present their findings to others in the form of a written thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BCHM 56100 - General Biochemistry I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides upper-division undergraduate and graduate students with basic understanding of biochemical and structural properties of amino acids, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates. This course allows students to connect the relationship between structure and function of biomolecules. In addition, students learn to understand enzyme properties, enzyme mechanism of action, and enzyme regulation. Typically offered Fall.
 

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